Prayer
is the primary means of obtaining and nourishing a personal
relationship with God. Praying the Rosary is one of the best
ways to enter into the life, death, and resurrection of
Jesus. It is in this contemplative prayer that we can
nourish hope for our families, church and world. The Blessed
Mother has promised that abundant graces will be poured out
on souls who way this prayer. Join us before each Mass as we
pray the Rosary and prepare for the gift of the Eucharist.

Knights of Columbus Councilmeets on the second Wednesday
of each month at 7:00 PM in the St. Thomas-a-Becket
church hall. Our next meeting is June 12 th

Have a Prayer Request ?
The Saint Francis of Assisi
Parish Prayer Line You may call Dolly Thorng @ 978-355-4201
or Pat Kowal @ 978-355-2144

Welcome
to Saint Francis of Assisi Parish. Our parish was formed
on July of 2013 with a merger of two faith communities,
St. Thomas À Becket and St. Joseph Catholic Churches. We chose as our patron, Saint Francis of Assisi –a saint
known for his love and devotion to Jesus Christ and
founder of the Franciscan Order. Your visit to our
website is sincerely appreciated and we hope that you
find the information on our site helpful. So please,
take your time and make yourself at home; scroll through
the various windows to learn more about our parish
family and discover who we are as a Catholic faith
Community. Finally, when you leave our website, may you
go with the blessing and peace of Christ.Fr. Jamie

Barre Food Bank2nd Wednesday of each month at
the Barre Congregational Church, Park Street, on the Common
Donations may be brought to both St Thomas & St Joseph Churches.
Non-perishable food items and PERSONAL CARE items needed….Thank You.

HOMEBOUND?… if you would like
visits from your St Francis Parish family. For more
information, call the Church Office at 978-355-2228. Homebound parishioners may be
enrolled in the HomeTouch Program Receive a weekly
inspirational mailing including our Church Bulletin! Call
Priscilla @ 508-882-3128 HUGS to all~! Be well & Be blessed

Visiting
the Homebound at Grandview TerraceGreat news! Fr. Jamie is holding
Mass at Grandvie Terrace on the last Tuesday of the month! The next Mass will be tuesday
May
__at 1:00pm All are welcome! You don't have to
reside at Grandview Terrance to attend. Join us for worship, fellowship
and refreshments. Need transportation call
978-355-6659 We will find you a ride.

Lectio DivinaIt is a latin term which means " divine reading" and
describes a way of reading Scriptures whereby we gradully
let go of out own agenda and open ourselves to what God
wants to say to us. A group within the parish has been gathering monthly to learn this practice. We are
extending an open invitation to all parishoners to come and
join us. We meet the third Thursday of the month at 6:30
pm in St. Thomas hall.Our next meeting will be
June 20th 6:30-8:00pm.
If you want to join us call the parish office @
978-355-2228 so we will have supplies for you. Questions
call Jan @ 978-355-2228 or Paula @ 978-434-1246. We are
blessed to have Jan. Colgate to walk us through Lectio
Divina

PRAYER TO HEAL OUR LANDLord,
who are we as a people, having been given blessings in
portions as no other nation before us? What has become of
us, Father? We have spoiled your spacious skies with
buildings and cities breathing with sin. The amber waves of
grain are no longer viewed as our blessing but as our due.
The awe and reverence due You when we gaze upon the purple
mountains and their majesty is no longer held; rather, how
much pleasure they can give us. Father, we have spurned You.
We’ve blamed our problems on those who promote darkness, but
You gave us time with Your Mother. Now our eyes have been
opened by Her. Our lack of holiness, our not being light has
allowed darkness to prevail. Indeed, our sins which we
wrongly view as small have allowed those in darkness to
commit great sins without shame. We now realize it’s because
of our failings as Christians. Father, Samuel told your
people, “It is true you have committed all this evil, still
you must not turn from the Lord, but worship Him with your
whole heart. For the sake of His own great name, the Lord
will not abandon his own people.” Father, we come before You
with our whole hearts and ask You to grant Our Lady Her
intentions. Mary, we do not deserve to even be heard, yet we
know Your Son’s passion merits that we are. Mary, we call
You as You have called us. Please, intercede before God to
forgive us, to heal us, to heal our families, and to heal
our nation. Father, grant Mary’s intentions and hear Her
pleas for us. We know you are justly irritated with us but
we beg and plead for forgiveness through our repentance from
our hearts. We realize our nation is headed toward disaster
by so many signs You have given us. Holy, Holy, Holy God,
grant Mary Her requests that we may again be your people,
not a nation above God but one nation humbled and under God.
Amen.